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Is there a standard poetic contraction for the word "holiest"? I wish to contract it to two syllables, such that it reads "HOLE-yist". Should this be spelled "hol'est"? Or even "hol'iest"?

Would be very grateful for a reference to a poem where this contraction is used.

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  • No, not really. Sorry.
    – Ricky
    Mar 28, 2017 at 1:54
  • "Most high", "highest" some context would help.
    – AllInOne
    Mar 28, 2017 at 2:24
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    In his famous hymn "Praise to the Holiest in the height", Cardinal Newman evidently regarded it as a two-syllable word and didn't use any written contraction. All the verses have an 8-6-8-6 syllable pattern.
    – Kate Bunting
    Mar 28, 2017 at 8:07
  • @KateBunting this is very helpful; please post this as an answer!
    – Doubt
    Feb 16, 2021 at 0:56

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In his famous hymn "Praise to the Holiest in the height", Cardinal Newman evidently regarded it as a two-syllable word and didn't use any written contraction. All the verses have an 8-6-8-6 syllable pattern.

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